2023 K-12 Administrator's Annual Private School Workshop
Dates: Friday and Saturday, October 27-28, 2023
NOTE: Save these Dates in the 2023-2024 School Year Planning Schedule.
LOCATION: Synergy School of Tomorrow
2810 South Federal Hwy.
Fort Pierce, FL 34982
TIME: Workshop Begins at 9:00 a.m. sharp each day.
COST: The Registration Fee for member schools is $179. Additional attendees from the same school are just $69 each.
NOTE: Early Registration is just $149 for the first team member and just $49 for each additional attendee. (Must be received or post marked on or before 10-20-23 for the Early Registration discount.)
LUNCH: Lunch is included in the Registration Fee. (BBQ Chicken, Salad, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Corn and Drink.)
LODGING:
There are a number of hotels close to the school and near multiple restaurants at the I-95 interchange, including, but not limited to:
Best Western Port St. Lucie, Holiday Inn Port St. Lucie, Holiday Inn Express and Suites Port St. Lucie West (I-95), Hampton Inn and Suites Port St. Lucie (I-95), SpringHill Suites by Marriott Port St. Lucie.
Download the Registration Form Here . . .
Friday, October 27th 2023
8:30-9:00 Registration
Get signed in and enjoy coffee and snacks hosted by Future Energy Solutions.
9:00 - 9:30: Main Auditorium
Opening and Devotion
Joe Gibilisco, FCCPSA President
9:30 - 10:15: Main Auditorium
Dr. Ashley Berner
The Case for School Choice: No One Way to School
The evidence is clear that the uniform structure of public education is a key factor in the failure of America's schools to fulfill the intellectual, civic, and moral aims for which they were created. As school choice options in Florida continute to expand, it is vital that private school
administrators and their teams have a solid understanding of the data and evidence that school choice is the correct path to fulfill those aims.
10:15-10:30 Special Presentation: Future Energy Solutions
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:30: Main Auditorium
Dr. Ashley Berner
What must schools do to enable students to achieve academic and civic success?
1. Utilize a high quality, content-rich curriculum.
2. Develop a strong school culture.
Dr. Ashley Berner shares valuable insights about what they've learned at the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy, including why curriculum and culture remain the foundations to achieve sustainable school success.
11:30 - 11:45: Main Auditorium
Q and A with Dr. Ashley Berner
11:45-12:00 Special Presentation: TEL Education
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch Break: Prepared and Served on site by the Synergy Culinary Class.
12:45-1:15 Track A: From High School to the Future
Megan Taylor and Rayna Sousa
Optimizing Your College Counseling Practices, Streamlining the College Application Process with SCOIR.
College counseling is a year-round responsibility, and each season brings unique challenges for secondary school counselors - recommendation writing, getting to know a new cohort each year, and guiding students through the college discovery and application process. How can counselors leverage different tools to save time, reduce stress, and guide with effectiveness? Join us for a lively discussion on how to optimize your college counseling practices and streamline the college application process using student-centric tools like Scoir.
12:45-1:15 Track B: The Accreditation Process for Qualty School Improvement.
Jim Lawson
Accreditation Site Visit Team Members Training
FCCPSA accredited K-12 schools make upthe members of the Site Visit Teams. If you have not served on a Site Visit Team, this training is essential to understanding your role and responsibility on a site visit. The workshop is also open to schools who have or plan to apply for accreditation.
1:20-1:50 Track A: From High School to The Future
Liz Darnell
Providing an Accurate and Understandable High School Transcript to Promote Your Graduate.
The high school transcript is the official communication of a student's high school journey to colleges and universities.
Is it a properly detailed and accurate accounting of that journey?
Is it easily understandable by the admissions office at the college or university level?
Does it meet published FCCPSA guidelines?
1:20-1:50 Track B: The Accreditation Process for Qualty School Improvement.
Jim Lawson
The Accreditation Standards and Process, what to expect and how to prepare.
Meeting the Standards and Accreditation Policies
Demonstrating Quality Assurance through the External Review
Engaging in Continuous Improvement
2:00 - 2:30 Track A: From High School to The Future
Dr. Bruce Abramson
The College Admission Process:
Dr. Abramson, the Executive Director of New Student and Graduate Admissions from New College of Florida, will share both the changes at NCF (A bold experiment in institutional reclamation) and the admission process for a Florida state university.
2:00 - 2:30:Track B: The Accreditation Process for Qualty School Improvement.
Jim Lawson
Plan ahead now to avoid the most common compliance issues with student and staff files. As administrators, we have a lot of departments to supervise beyond what's going on in the classroom. From the Registrar's Office to Human Resources, these checkboxes must be supervised as well.
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:00 Main Auditorium
Derek Monjure, The Classic Learning Test (CLT) CLT exists to reconnect knowledge and virtue by providing meaningful assessments and connections to seekers of truth, goodness, and beauty.
Now that the CLT has been approved as a qualifing evaluation for the Bright Futures Scholarship, and for some grade level state scholarships, it's time to investigate if it's a more appropriate evaluation tool for your school. The Florida representative, Derek Monjure feom CLT, will join us in person to provide valuable insight and answer your questions.
3:00-3:15 : Main Auditorium
Kevin Macki
Resources for Professional Development
Schools United Professional Development Day provides both professional and spiritual development for your entire school - from administrators to techers and support staff.
3:15-3:30 : Main Auditorium
Wrap Up and and Q & A
3:30 - ??? Meet and Greet
Everyone is invited to stay for a Meet and Greet hosted by our host school Synergy. Make personal contacts with other schools and administrators, as well as the opportunity to check out the schools E-Sports or Career Prep Programs.
Saturday, October 28th 2023
8:30-9:00 Registration and Checkin
Welcome back! Enjoy coffee and snacks hosted by TEL Education.
9:00 - 9:30 Main Auditorium
Welcome and FCCPSA Business Meeting
9:30 - 10:00: Main Auditorium
Michael Phillips
Legislative Update, Part One:
So many legislative changes, so little time. (Maybe there will be a handout with notes.)
10:00 - 10:30: Main Auditorium
Steve Hicks
Legislative Update, Part Two: Scholarship Funding and Process Issues
We have known and worked with Steve through our mutual association in FAANS for many years. Working together we can affect the policy, procedural and legislative changes needed to make the necessary changes in the processing of scholarships for the benefit of all our schools and the students we serve.
What went so wrong with the Scholarship Funding this year?
What changes are needed to improve and/ or fix the system moving forward?
What can each of our schools and parents do to help bring those changes about?
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:15: Main Auditorium
Sheriff Grady Judd Video Message
Jim Lawson
Chris Hixon, Coach Aaron Feis, & Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program
Changes to several Florida Statutes (due to House Bill 543) now permit ALL private schools to have the opportunity to participate in the Guardian Program. In the past, the local county sheriff's office had the option of providing the training or not.
Jim Lawson completed the training this summer with the Polk County Sheriff's office and will detail:
Why this program is needed,
What is incuded in the training,
How to connect with your county Sheriff's office to schedule training if it is the right fit for your program.
11:15 - 11:45: Main Auditorium
Amy and Richard Davis
Navigating School Safety, ALICE Training, Navigate 360
What do I need to consider with school safety?
Balanced Environment
Site Assessment
Prioritized List
Written Plan
Florida Laws
Who Needs Training
ALICE
Dynamic Response
Equip Staff
Building Relationships
11:45 - 12:00: Main Auditorium
Wrap up and Member Survey